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Special Report - Special Report - January 17, 2013
Cheney industrial center certified as shovel ready
City takes steps to recruit high-tech, aerospace units to business park parcels

By Treva Lind
Of the Journal of Business

The Cheney Industrial & Commerce Park is situated on 38 acres at the southwest corner of the city. Twenty-six parcels platted in the first phase are up to 2 acres in size.
The Cheney Industrial & Commerce Park is situated on 38 acres at the southwest corner of the city. Twenty-six parcels platted in the first phase are up to 2 acres in size.
—Photo courtesy of City of Cheney
The 38-acre Cheney Industrial & Commerce Park has gained a third-party certification that it is development ready, with roads, utilities, and other infrastructure in place for businesses that want to locate facilities there.

With the recent designation, city leaders are seeking to recruit businesses such as high-tech or aerospace manufacturers that will bring new jobs to the West Plains, says Brian Jennings, city of Cheney community development director.

The city co-...


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